Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-10
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

I a kEQCISlTION was recently lSSOo1 Oy
Governor Martin on the Governor of ILL
nois for h A. Hammond, produce mer-
chant and commission dealer from Fort
Scott, who was held by the sheriff of Cook
County, Ill On September Hammond
borrowed from the bank of Fort Scott the
sum OF S12, 600 on note purporting to be
Endorsed by w. n. Barrett, a leading mer-
chant Of that city. No attention was given
the matter until the date of maturity drew
near, when it was discovered that the In
dorsement was very clever forgery.
Hammond had by this time skipped out,
leaving about fifty dollars worth of value
less produce. He was traced to Chicago,
where he was arrested.
) ARTICLES of incorporation of the Inter-
State & Denver Railroad Company were
recently filed in the office of the Secretary
Of State. The term of existence of the cor
poration is placed at ninety-nine years, the
capital stock at - CO0,OO0.
HON. s. w. CASE, of Scott City, was re-
Gently arrested upon the charge OF per-
jury in proving up on a quarter section Of
land. Mr.. Case is one of the most promi-
nent men In Southwest Kansas, is a men,
Der of the Kansas Legislature, editor and
proprietor of the Scott County Nclcs and is
worth about 100000 He bears an excel
lent reputation, and says when the case
comes to trial he will prove it blac6mail-
/ ing scheme.
THE Governor has appointed E. N. Rat
cliff as sheriff of Gray County to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of w. B.
! Marsh.
LATE post-ofice changes in Kansas: Es-
iablished, Holbrook, Hodgeman County,
Solomon NJ. Holbrook, postmaster. Discon-
tinued, Brett, Norton County; Chicago,
Sheridan County; Houston, Graham Coun-
! ty; Jordan Springs, Reno County; Kyle,
/ MorCon County.
The other morning an officer on duty
| hos ut I on Orsfh
covered a girl apparently about sixteen
years of age, making for the river, with the
| evident intention Of jumping in. The officer
! interfered in time to prevent the plunge,
and the girl was taken to police headqnar-
tiers, where she gave her name as Lizzie
| Hazletine. She was plainly but neatly
! dressed and rather pretty, She would
| give no reason for the attempt on her life.
| HENRY HERZOG, u laborer, was recently
! found In a ditch near Topeka with his
| throat cut and nearly dead. In a memo
| randum book he had written that he was
! tired of life and had cut his throat with a
| razor. The bloody razor was found near
| by. He was about thirty years old, and
| died soon after being found.
RECENTLY two men and two women. resi-
! dents of Atchison, went to st. Joseph on
! lark and registered at one OF the hotels as
| William Harris and wife and g. w. Wat
| son and wife. They ordered wine and had
/ high time and were winding up their
| frolic in a drive about town when the
| horses ran away and threw the parties out
| with disastrous result. One of the women
was so badly injured that she soon died,
| the other was disfigured for life and one of
! the men received fatal injuries. The
names of the men were William Van Doren
| and George A. DascOmb, and the women
Mrs. w. II. Morrison and Miss Ida Leohson.
| Mrs. Morrison died and DaScomb was hor-
I rihlv TnanO1ed and cOul0 not live. while
! Miss Leohson was terribly cut about the
| head and face.
| CHARLES ZEIGLER, an Achison teamster,
] recently fell through defective sidewalk
distance of twenty-five feet, and received
| injuries which resulted in his death.
DR.. G.. h Il. JOHNSON, OF Atchison, presi-
| dent of the State Board of Health; DIR. j.
! w. Redden, of Topeka, secretary, and DR..
d. c. Jones, of Topeka, have been selected
| as delegates to represent the State Board
Of Health at the annual convention of the
American Public Health Association at
Memphis, Tenn, November S.
THE Governor recently received te1e-
| gram requesting him to send fifty militia
men to Gray County, as trouble was feared
On account of county-seat contest.
NEAR Arkansas City the other day as
| Mr. Pond, his wife and infant and Mrs.
| Crops (Mrs. Ponds mother). were driving
out to look at a farm, while crossing
| bridge the team became frightened and the
carriage overturned Mrs. Crops was
kicked to death by the horses, Mrs. Pond
| badly trampIed and Mr.. Pond badly
bruised. The baby had been saved by Mrs
Crops, who threw it out before the vehicle
was overturned.
GEERs, Leary and Lloyd, the three men
charged with being concerned with George
Fl. Hamilton in the Wyandotte train
wrecking, have each been released upon
81. 600 bail. They are held to appear at the
December term of court in Wyandotte.
They had been in jail about sixteen
months.
THE fifth biennial report of Judge Adams,
of the State Historical Society, just issued,
shows that there have been added to the
society's library during the two years past,
bound volumes, $3.50; unbound volumes
and pamphlets, 10,00S; volumes of newspa;
pers and periodicals. 2,25l; manuscripts,
1672; and numerous pictures and miscella-
neous contributions. The total of the library
in January last was, bound volumes, $3.50;
unbound volumes. 81, 103: bound newspaper
files and volumes of periodicals, $3.50; max.
ing the total of the library 30. Al. There
are now published in Kansas - dailies, L
semi-weeklies, 722 weekIies, IS monthlies,
one bi-monthly, four quarterlies and two
occasionals, numbering S52 in all
STATE TREASURER HAMILTON has re-
auested Attorney-General Bradford to |
bring suit against the city of Lawrence
for the collection of interest due on SlOO,OOC |
ISSUED by the city for the location and /
building of the State University. The !
bonds were issued in 1871, and interest was |
paid on them by the city until 1885, when
they ceased paying.
c. D. SAUNDERS, of Bloomfield, Iowa, /
died on the Santa Fe passenger train just I
as it had arrived at Topeka from Kansas !
City the other day. He had been an invalid /
for some time and was on his way TO Cali !
fornia to try the beneficial effects of that |
climate.
A CHARTER was recently filed for the /
trnneka Cotton Manufacturing ComnanY. |